(1) No, the Minister of Police is not aware that the South African Police Service (SAPS) is referring some criminal offences directly to court without conducting proper investigation. The SAPS is referring cases to court in which there is prima facie evidence to place cases on the court roll. In some of these cases the investigation has not yet been concluded due to outstanding evidential material that must still be obtained and filed in the case dockets.
(1)(a)(i) and (ii) See reply to paragraph (1) above.
(1)(b)(i) and (ii) See reply to paragraph (1) above.
(2) No.